Setting up an SSH Tunnel for Plex

So, you have installed Plex and logged in viahttp://_yourserver_ip:32400/web/ and found that it is not reading your seedbox’s Plex Media Server. This can be frustrating but is an easy remedy with a little bit of work.

Installing Plex

The Problem

After installing, you login to your fresh new Plex only to find that your pre-existing Home Media Server is there, but your new Seedbox Plex Server is not listed (Drats!)… This is where it is time to set a simple SSH Tunnel. What is an SSH Tunnel exactly?

Port forwarding via SSH (SSH tunneling) creates a secure connection between a local computer and a remote machine through which services can be relayed. Because the connection is encrypted, SSH tunneling is useful for transmitting information that uses an unencrypted protocol, such as IMAP, VNC, IRC and you guessed it… Plex.

The Solution

Setup time should only be around 10 minutes (tops)

This needs to be done from your local computer.

Open PuTTY, enter your server IP address in the hostname and SSH port. Or, if you already have your server session setup and saved, just load the existing session.

Go to “Connection > SSH > Tunnels“.

Fill in “Source port” as “8888 and “Destination” aslocalhost:32400.

Press the “Add” button.

Now navigate back to the session homepage and press the “Save” button and then “Open” to connect to your server.

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